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C. Julius Caesar, Commentaries on the Civil War (ed. William Duncan), CAESAR'S COMMENTARIES of THE CIVIL WAR. , chapter 57 (search)
Whilst these things passed in Achaia and at Dyrrhachium, and it was now known that
Scipio was arrived in Macedonia. Caesar still adhering to his
former views of peace, despatched Clodius to him, an intimate friend of
both, whom he had taken into his service upon Scipio's recommendation. At
his departure, he charged him with letters and instructions to this effect:
"That he had tried all ways to bring about a peace; but believed he had
hitherto miscarried, through the fault of those to whom his proposals were
addressed, because they dreaded presenting them to Scipio's authority to be
such, as not only privileged him to advise freely, but even to enforce his
counsels, and compel the obstinate to hearken to reason: that he was
possessed of an ind
C. Julius Caesar, Commentaries on the Civil War (ed. William Duncan), CAESAR'S COMMENTARIES of THE CIVIL WAR. , chapter 58 (search)
Caesar, the more effectually to shut up Pompey's horse at Dyrrhachium, and hinder them from
foraging, blocked up the two narrow passes, of which we have spoken, with
strong works, and raised forts to defend them. Pompey finding his cavalry
rendered by this means unserviceable, conveyed them some days after by sea
to his camp again. Forage was so scarce, that they were forced to have
recourse to the leaves of trees, and the roots of green reeds, bruised; for
the corn sown within their lines was all consumed; nor had they had any
supplies but what came a long way about by sea, from Corcyra and Acarnania; and even this was so
inconsiderable, that to increase the quantity, they were forced to mix it
with barley, and by these contrivances support their horses. At last, al
C. Julius Caesar, Commentaries on the Civil War (ed. William Duncan), CAESAR'S COMMENTARIES of THE CIVIL WAR. , chapter 62 (search)
C. Julius Caesar, Commentaries on the Civil War (ed. William Duncan), CAESAR'S COMMENTARIES of THE CIVIL WAR. , chapter 78 (search)
C. Julius Caesar, Commentaries on the Civil War (ed. William Duncan), CAESAR'S COMMENTARIES of THE CIVIL WAR. , chapter 79 (search)
C. Julius Caesar, Commentaries on the Civil War (ed. William Duncan), CAESAR'S COMMENTARIES of THE CIVIL WAR. , chapter 80 (search)
After the junction of the two armies, Caesar arrived at Gomphi, the first
town of Thessaly, as you come from Epirus. A few months before, the
inhabitants had of their own accord sent ambassadors to Caesar, to make an
offer of what their country afforded, and petition for a garrison. But the
report of the action at Dyrrhachium, with many groundless
additions, had by this time reached their ears. And therefore Androsthenes,
pretor of Thessaly, choosing rather to be the
companion of Pompey's good fortune, than associate with Caesar in his
adversity, ordered all the people, whether slaves or free, to assemble in
the town; and having shut the gates against Caesar, sent letters to Scipio
and Pompey to come to his assistance, intimating, "That the to
C. Julius Caesar, Commentaries on the Civil War (ed. William Duncan), CAESAR'S COMMENTARIES of THE CIVIL WAR. , chapter 84 (search)
Caesar having provided for the subsistence of his troops, who were now no
longer fatigued, and had sufficiently recovered from the consternation the
different actions at Dyrrhachium had thrown them into; thought
it high time to make trial how Pompey stood affected to an engagement.
Accordingly he drew out his men, and formed them in order of battle; at
first near his own camp, and somewhat distant from the enemy: but perceiving
this had no effect upon Pompey, who still maintained his post on the
eminences, he each daydrew nearer, and by that conduct animated and gave
fresh courage to his soldiers. His cavalry being much inferior to the
enemy's in number, he followed the method already mentioned; of singling out
the strongest and nimblest of hi
C. Julius Caesar, Commentaries on the Civil War (ed. William Duncan), CAESAR'S COMMENTARIES of THE CIVIL WAR. , chapter 87 (search)
C. Julius Caesar, Commentaries on the Civil War (ed. William Duncan), CAESAR'S COMMENTARIES of THE CIVIL WAR. , chapter 89 (search)
Caesar observing his ancient custom, placed the tenth legion in the right,
and the ninth in the left wing. As this last had been considerably weakened
by the general actions at Dyrrhachium, he joined the eighth to it in
such manner, that they formed as it were but one legion, and had orders
mutually to relieve each other. His whole army amounted to fourscore
cohorts, making in all twenty-two thousand men; besides two cohorts left to
guard the camp. Domitius Calvinus was in the centre, Mark Antony on the
left, and P. Sylla on the right. Caesar took his post opposite to Pompey, at
the head of the tenth legion. And as he had observed the disposition of the
enemy contrived to out-flank his right wing, to obviate that inconvenience,
he made a draug
C. Julius Caesar, Commentaries on the Civil War (ed. William Duncan), CAESAR'S COMMENTARIES of THE CIVIL WAR. , chapter 100 (search)